1 بَصُرَ بصر , [aor. بَصُرَ ,] (Sb, M, K,) and بَصِرَ, [aor. بَصَرَ ,] (Lh, K, ) inf. n. بَصَرٌ and بَصَارَةٌ and بِصَارَةٌ, (M, K,) [He saw; i. e.] he became seeing; syn.صَارَ مُبْصِرًا; (Sb, M, K;) with بِ prefixed to the noun following. (K.) But see 4, in four places. بَصُرَ is seldom used to signify the sense of sight unless to this meaning is conjoined that of mental perception. (B.) ― -b2- [Hence,] بَصُرَ, [and بَصِرَ.] inf. n. بَصَارَةٌ [and بَصَرٌ], He was, or became, endowed with mental perception; or belief, or firm belief; or knowledge, understanding, intelligence, or skill. (S, * M, TA.) And بَصُرَبِهِ, (S Msb, B,) and بَصِرَبِهِ, and sometimes بَصُرَهُ and بَصِرَهُ, but more chastely with بِ, inf. n. [بَصَارَةٌ and] بَصَرٌ; (Msb;) and * ابصرهُ; (B;) He perceived it mentally; (B;) he knew it [or understood it]. (S, Msb.) بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا بِهِ, in the Kur [xx. 96], means I knew that which they knew not. (S.) -A2- بَصَرَ الأَدِيمَيْنِ, aor. بَصُرَ , (T, K,) inf. n. بَصْرٌ, (S, M, K,) He put the two hides together, and sewed them, like as the two edges of a garment, or piece of cloth, are sewed, one being put upon the other; which [mode of sewing] is contrary to, or different from, that in which a garment, or piece of cloth, is sewed before it is sewed the second time: (S:) or he put together the two edges of the two hides, when they were being sewed, (M, K,) like as a garment, or piece of cloth, is sewed. (M.)

2 بصّر بصر He (a whelp) opened his eyes. (M, K.) -A2- بصّرهُ, (S, K,) inf. n. تَبْصِيرٌ; (TA;) or * ابصرهُ; (accord. to some copies of the K; [see مُبْصِرٌ, as confirmatory of the latter; but both seem to be correct;]) It [or he] made him [or caused him] to see, or to have sight: or to have mental perception, or knowledge, or skill: syn. جَعَلَهُ بَصِيرًا. (S, K.) ― -b2- And the former, (K,) inf. n. as above, (S, K,) He made him to know. (S, K) You say, بَصَّرْتُهُ بِهِ, (A, Msb,) inf. n. as above, (Msb,) I made him to know it; acquainted him with it. (A, Msb.) And بصّرهُ الأَمْرَ, inf. n. as above and تَبْصِرَةٌ, He made him to understand the affair, or case. (M.) ― -b3- Also He rendered it apparent, or plainly apparent, conspicuous, manifest, or evident. (S, K.) -A3- بُصِّرَتْ بِدِمَامٍ, said of the feathers of an arrow, They were besmeared بِالبَصِيرَةِ, i. e. with blood: (S:) or were strengthened and fastened with glue. (M.) -A4- Also بصّر, inf. n. تَبْصِيرٌ; (S, K) and ↓ ابصر ; (K;) He went, (S,) or came, (M, K,) to the city of El-Basrah (البَصْرَة). (S, M, K.